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Plugin Description
Free Downloads EDD is the definitive plugin for offering free downloads on your Easy Digital Downloads store. It allows users to bypass the checkout to download your free products, supports single and multiple files, and is highly customisable.
This plugin has been designed for content creators and distributors to fully take advantage of their digital store. Whether you sell audio files, course documentation, software, themes or plugins, Free Downloads EDD allows your visitors to get to your free downloads with ease.
This plugin is safe and rock-solid secure, and everything is handled by your server including authentication, so you don’t have to worry.
Basic Edition
What you can expect in the basic free version.
- Free digital products can be downloaded by your users without going through the checkout.
- Supports downloading products straight from the shop listings pages.
- Built-in support for PDF files.
- Fully supports products with multiple files, with several layout options to choose from.
- Download buttons and links will automatically style to match your theme.
- Add custom CSS and HTML classes to the download buttons and links for extra visual customisation.
How it works
By default downloads that are free will be affected by this plugin.
The plugin works right out of the box as it should, and only requires customising if you want to.
Rather than the Add to Cart button showing on product pages, site visitors will be presented with a download button, or for multiple files on a single product a set of links to each individual file will show. You can customise the experience for your visitors with several display options from links, to buttons, and even checkboxes. Once clicked the file will be securely downloaded automatically. For multiple files, the plugin dynamically creates a zip file that includes all the files for that product, and downloads that instead.
Customisation
The plugin can be customised in several ways including how the download buttons or links are presented, their appearance, should users be logged in, and more. Check out the plugin settings page for everything.
Support
Full supporting documentation is included with the plugin, available on the plugin settings page. There’s a user guide, explanation of every setting, and FAQ with support forum links.
Screenshots
Product with single file
Multiple files (with optional filenames)
Multiple files (with optional checkboxes)
Message shown when “Require login” is set for free downloads
